Indian Maritime University

The Indian Maritime University, abbreviated as IMU, is a public central university directly under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in India. It deals with a wide range of topics related to the sea, ranging from oceanography to maritime law and history, and including practical topics such as search and rescue at sea and the transportation of dangerous goods. It is India's prestigious national institute for the training of Merchant navy Officers. Admissions to IMU are done through IMUCET entrance examination, which is conducted every year across the country. It was established by the Indian Maritime University Act 2008, on 14 November 2008.Before the foundation of IMU, there were seven renowned teaching and research institutes under the Ministry of Shipping. Following institutes were subsumed under IMU in 2008.

• National Maritime Academy, Chennai
• Training Ship Chanakya, Mumbai
• Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Advanced Maritime Studies & Research, Mumbai
• Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai
• Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata
• Indian Institute of Port Management, Kolkata
• National Ship Design & Research Centre, Visakhapatnam

It has an All-India jurisdiction and the headquarters is at Chennai. It has six campuses in Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai Port, Navi Mumbai, and Visakhapatnam.